Arkansas fielded its first basketball team in 1924, a relatively late start, and the 'Razorbacks' name was born in 1909 when coach Hugo Bezdek said his team played 'like a wild band of razorback hogs.' The program reached its peak under Nolan Richardson, whose '40 Minutes of Hell' pressure defense delivered Arkansas its only NCAA Championship in 1994, defeating Duke 76-72. Richardson is the only coach in history to win a Division I title, an NIT title, and a junior college championship. The famous 'Hog Call' — Woo Pig Sooie — is the only cheer of its kind in college sports.
Coach Hugo Bezdek said his team played 'like a wild band of razorback hogs' after a 16-0 win over LSU in 1909; students voted to change the mascot from Cardinals to Razorbacks in 1910
Winning the 1994 NCAA Championship under Nolan Richardson's '40 Minutes of Hell' — Scotty Thurman's key three-pointer sealed the 76-72 win over Duke
Nolan Richardson is the only coach in basketball history to win the NCAA Championship, the NIT Championship, and a Junior College National Championship
The Arkansas Razorbacks compete in the SEC and hold an all-time record of 1849–1036 (.641 winning percentage) across 103 recorded seasons dating back to 1923-24. The program has won 1 NCAA national championship (1994) and reached 6 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 25-8 | 13-5 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #14 |
| 2024-25 | 22-14 | 8-10 (SEC) | John Calipari | AP #16 |
| 2023-24 | 16-17 | 6-12 (SEC) | Eric Musselman | AP #14 |
| 2022-23 | 22-14 | 8-10 (SEC) | Eric Musselman | AP #9 |
| 2021-22 | 28-9 | 13-5 (SEC) | Eric Musselman | AP #10 |
| 2020-21 | 25-7 | 13-4 (SEC) | Eric Musselman | AP #8 |
| 2019-20 | 20-12 | 7-11 (SEC) | Eric Musselman | |
| 2018-19 | 18-16 | 8-10 (SEC) | Mike Anderson | |
| 2017-18 | 23-12 | 10-8 (SEC) | Mike Anderson | AP #22 |
| 2016-17 | 26-10 | 12-6 (SEC) | Mike Anderson | |
| 2015-16 | 16-16 | 9-9 (SEC) | Mike Anderson | |
| 2014-15 | 27-9 | 13-5 (SEC) | Mike Anderson | AP #18 |
| 2013-14 | 22-12 | 10-8 (SEC) | Mike Anderson | |
| 2012-13 | 19-13 | 10-8 (SEC) | Mike Anderson | |
| 2011-12 | 18-14 | 6-10 (SEC) | Mike Anderson | |
| 2010-11 | 18-13 | 7-9 (SEC) | John Pelphrey | |
| 2009-10 | 14-18 | 7-9 (SEC) | John Pelphrey | |
| 2008-09 | 14-16 | 2-14 (SEC) | John Pelphrey | |
| 2007-08 | 23-12 | 9-7 (SEC) | John Pelphrey | AP #18 |
| 2006-07 | 21-14 | 7-9 (SEC) | Stan Heath | |
| 2005-06 | 22-10 | 10-6 (SEC) | Stan Heath | |
| 2004-05 | 18-12 | 6-10 (SEC) | Stan Heath | |
| 2003-04 | 12-16 | 4-12 (SEC) | Stan Heath | |
| 2002-03 | 9-19 | 4-12 (SEC) | Stan Heath | |
| 2001-02 | 14-15 | 6-10 (SEC) | Nolan Richardson | |
| 2000-01 | 20-11 | 10-6 (SEC) | Nolan Richardson | AP #15 |
| 1999-00 | 19-15 | 7-9 (SEC) | Nolan Richardson | |
| 1998-99 | 23-11 | 9-7 (SEC) | Nolan Richardson | AP #17 |
| 1997-98 | 24-9 | 11-5 (SEC) | Nolan Richardson | AP #12 |
| 1996-97 | 18-14 | 8-8 (SEC) | Nolan Richardson | AP #13 |
| 1995-96 | 20-13 | 9-7 (SEC) | Nolan Richardson | AP #16 |
| 1994-95 | 32-7 | 12-4 (SEC) | Nolan Richardson | AP #1 |
| 1993-94 | 31-3 | 14-2 (SEC) | Nolan Richardson | AP #1 |
| 1992-93 | 22-9 | 10-6 (SEC) | Nolan Richardson | AP #8 |
| 1991-92 | 26-8 | 13-3 (SEC) | Nolan Richardson | AP #2 |
| 1990-91 | 34-4 | 15-1 (SWC) | Nolan Richardson | AP #2 |
| 1989-90 | 30-5 | 14-2 (SWC) | Nolan Richardson | AP #3 |
| 1988-89 | 25-7 | 13-3 (SWC) | Nolan Richardson | |
| 1987-88 | 21-9 | 11-5 (SWC) | Nolan Richardson | |
| 1986-87 | 19-14 | 8-8 (SWC) | Nolan Richardson | AP #20 |
| 1985-86 | 12-16 | 4-12 (SWC) | Nolan Richardson | |
| 1984-85 | 22-13 | 10-6 (SWC) | Eddie Sutton | AP #16 |
| 1983-84 | 25-7 | 14-2 (SWC) | Eddie Sutton | AP #8 |
| 1982-83 | 26-4 | 14-2 (SWC) | Eddie Sutton | AP #4 |
| 1981-82 | 23-6 | 12-4 (SWC) | Eddie Sutton | AP #5 |
| 1980-81 | 24-8 | 13-3 (SWC) | Eddie Sutton | AP #11 |
| 1979-80 | 21-8 | 13-3 (SWC) | Eddie Sutton | AP #19 |
| 1978-79 | 25-5 | 13-3 (SWC) | Eddie Sutton | AP #5 |
| 1977-78 | 32-4 | 14-2 (SWC) | Eddie Sutton | AP #1 |
| 1976-77 | 26-2 | 16-0 (SWC) | Eddie Sutton | AP #6 |
| 1975-76 | 19-9 | 9-7 (SWC) | Eddie Sutton | |
| 1974-75 | 17-9 | 11-3 (SWC) | Eddie Sutton | |
| 1973-74 | 10-16 | 6-8 (SWC) | Lanny Van Eman | |
| 1972-73 | 16-10 | 9-5 (SWC) | Lanny Van Eman | |
| 1971-72 | 8-18 | 5-9 (SWC) | Lanny Van Eman | |
| 1970-71 | 5-21 | 1-13 (SWC) | Lanny Van Eman | |
| 1969-70 | 5-19 | 3-11 (SWC) | Duddy Waller | |
| 1968-69 | 10-14 | 4-10 (SWC) | Duddy Waller | |
| 1967-68 | 10-14 | 7-7 (SWC) | Duddy Waller | |
| 1966-67 | 6-17 | 4-10 (SWC) | Duddy Waller | |
| 1965-66 | 13-10 | 7-7 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1964-65 | 9-14 | 5-9 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1963-64 | 9-14 | 6-8 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1962-63 | 13-11 | 8-6 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1961-62 | 14-10 | 5-9 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1960-61 | 16-7 | 9-5 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1959-60 | 12-11 | 7-7 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1958-59 | 9-14 | 6-8 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1957-58 | 17-10 | 9-5 (SWC) | Glen Rose | AP #17 |
| 1956-57 | 11-12 | 5-7 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1955-56 | 11-12 | 9-3 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1954-55 | 14-9 | 8-4 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1953-54 | 13-9 | 6-6 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1952-53 | 10-11 | 4-8 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1951-52 | 10-14 | 4-8 (SWC) | Presley Askew | |
| 1950-51 | 13-11 | 7-5 (SWC) | Presley Askew | |
| 1949-50 | 12-12 | 8-4 (SWC) | Presley Askew | |
| 1948-49 | 15-11 | 9-3 (SWC) | Eugene Lambert | AP #20 |
| 1947-48 | 16-8 | 8-4 (SWC) | Eugene Lambert | |
| 1946-47 | 14-10 | 8-4 (SWC) | Eugene Lambert | |
| 1945-46 | 16-7 | 9-3 (SWC) | Eugene Lambert | |
| 1944-45 | 17-9 | 9-3 (SWC) | Eugene Lambert | |
| 1943-44 | 16-8 | 11-1 (SWC) | Eugene Lambert | |
| 1942-43 | 19-7 | 8-4 (SWC) | Eugene Lambert | |
| 1941-42 | 19-4 | 10-2 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1940-41 | 20-3 | 12-0 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1939-40 | 12-10 | 6-6 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1938-39 | 18-5 | 9-3 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1937-38 | 19-3 | 11-1 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1936-37 | 12-6 | 8-4 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1935-36 | 24-3 | 11-1 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1934-35 | 14-5 | 9-3 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1933-34 | 16-8 | 6-6 (SWC) | Glen Rose | |
| 1932-33 | 14-7 | 6-6 (SWC) | Charles Bassett | |
| 1931-32 | 18-6 | 8-4 (SWC) | Charles Bassett | |
| 1930-31 | 14-9 | 7-5 (SWC) | Charles Bassett | |
| 1929-30 | 16-7 | 10-2 (SWC) | Charles Bassett | |
| 1928-29 | 19-1 | 11-1 (SWC) | Francis Schmidt | |
| 1927-28 | 19-1 | 12-0 (SWC) | Francis Schmidt | |
| 1926-27 | 14-2 | 8-2 (SWC) | Francis Schmidt | |
| 1925-26 | 23-2 | 11-1 (SWC) | Francis Schmidt | |
| 1924-25 | 21-5 | 10-4 (SWC) | Francis Schmidt | |
| 1923-24 | 17-11 | 3-9 (SWC) | Francis Schmidt |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
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